Ordinary people, before & after the prisoner of Chillon's day, have had
little difficulty visualizing the look of men imprisoned by oppressors.
Stories and picturesfrom Dachau to the trial of Cardinal
Mindszentykeep the human image fresh: men of flesh & blood, sometimes
vacant-eyed and shuffling, with faces white from lack of sun.

At Manhattan's Museum of Modern Art last week, an interesting new
version of the political prisoner made its appearance: the abstract
artist's. The occasion was an exhibit of models by eleven U.S.
prizewinners in a world-wide sculpture competition on...